I have a notebook to scribble my thoughts down for my blog, a kindle packed with books. Fortunately for the long stretches of boring road, I have my husky for company. He's not great at conversation, but he doesn't whine at me if we're not pounding out 100 miles a day either. I'm very much a 'meandering' cycle tourist. Zig-zagging from old 11th century church to castle.